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#5814 of 11K

J3260

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code J3260 is the #5,814 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $134K in payments across 7K claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $3.95. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $17.84 per claim, 4.5× the median.

Total Paid

$134K

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

7K

Providers

38

Avg Cost/Claim

$18

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for J3260? Based on 17 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$3.95

Average

$11.99

Std Dev

$25.04

Max

$105.65

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$0.32
p25
$1.58
Median
$3.95
p75
$16.93
p90
$17.84
p95
$35.41
p99
$91.60

50% of providers bill between $1.58 and $16.93 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $0.32 and $17.84.

Top 1% bill above $91.60.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code J3260 was billed by 38 providers across 7K claims, totaling $134K in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 6K unique beneficiaries.

Fraud Risk Context

Injectable drug codes carry high per-claim costs and have been involved in drug diversion and upcoding schemes.

Source: HHS OIG Reports

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$3.95

Providers Billing

17

National Spending

$134K

Avg/Median Ratio

3.04×

Highly skewed — outlier-driven

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for J3260

#ProviderTotal Paid
11932266632$118K
21700277647$3K
3The Metrohealth System

Cleveland, OH · General Acute Care Hospital

$3K
4University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Cleveland, OH · General Acute Care Hospital

$3K
51538141627$2K
61861422941$2K
71588663769$1K
8Arthur G James Cancer Hospital And Research Institute

Columbus, OH · Special Hospital

$499
9Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center

Chula Vista, CA · General Acute Care Hospital

$280
101740840537$159
111295748960$137
121184606600$65
131932208576$63
141346338381$35
15Ohio State University Hospitals

Columbus, OH · General Acute Care Hospital

$23
161710491253$4
17Mainehealth

Portland, ME · Emergency Medicine

$3
181083655997$0
19Hartford Hospital

Hartford, CT · General Acute Care Hospital

$0
201801887658$0

Showing top 20 of 38 providers billing this code